"A Conspiracy of Kings," by Megan Whalen Turner (HarperCollins Children's, 316pp., $16.99). Newbery Honor-winner Megan Whalen Turner takes a minor character and turns him into a hero in his own right in "A Conspiracy of Kings," the fourth installment in her wonderful Queen's Thief Series. (CSMonitor.com, 5/3/10)
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